San Carlos de Bariloche is the most touristic city of the province of Río Negro, 1.719 Kms far from Buenos Aires, with an international airport like Viedma, its capital.

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San Carlos de Bariloche is the most touristic city of the province of Río Negro, 1.719 Kms far from Buenos Aires, with an international airport like Viedma, its capital.

In Río Negro, the warm and transparent sea, the valleys with different shades of green, the steppe and the cave paintings live together with adventure tourism in mounts and meltwaters. The diverse native fauna gives place to activities like hunting, fishing, bird watching, diving and gastronomy. As part of the Patagonia, it features excellent weather and geographic conditions for adventure travel: mountain activities and paragliding. In the suburbs of the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, we find the Cerro Catedral ski resort one of the most important centers in the southern hemisphere and permanent venue for Ski and Snowboard Tournaments for both professionals and amateurs. Nautical sports become popular in summer while the lake banks attract tourists with the first strong sunshine. Golf also has formidable courses for its practice. Besides, this province hosts important valleys devoted to the production of fruits and vineyards and cities with many cultural options that are worth to be known.

It is the first civic center in the country, inaugurated on March 17, 1940. It was designed by the architect Ernesto de Estrada. It is made with cypress and larch wood and toba rocks, obtained from Cerro Carbón. The center of the square hosts the monument to Julio A. Roca. It was declared National Monument in 1987.

In the 50s, the first ski resort in Argentina was inaugurated at 11 miles from San Carlos de Bariloche, in the province of Río Negro. Since then, “Cerro Catedral Alta Patagonia” is acknowledged as the most important ski resort in South America provided it has the most diversified service infrastructure, the largest slope surface and a quantity of transportation means that vastly outnumbers those at the other winter centers in the country. The season starts in June and it is extended till October, in the middle of spring.
This winter center offers countless proposals from children and teenagers, for trained sportsmen and for those that only want to have fun in the snow. Its 38 elevation means permit transporting about 35,000 skiers per hour. Its 60 slopes with different difficulty levels are ideal for cross country ski, Alpine ski and snowboard. Catedral has more than 300 qualified and internationally acknowledged instructors, which is an excellent opportunity for those willing to take lessons of this exciting sport. Besides, it offers “Snow Tours” to learn about the mountain and winter sports, snowmobile, 4-wheelers, sledding and snow tubing.
For those willing to stay close to the mount, there is an interesting accommodation offer at 3, 4 and 5 stars hotels, which totalize about 5,000 beds. Gastronomy is present at every time of the day, with cozy places for breakfast and tea time, exquisite chocolate and gourmet proposals for lunch and dinner.
The strategic placement of Cerro Catedral, in the vicinity of San Carlos de Bariloche, expands entertainment and recreational activities for the whole family. Bariloche is an emblematic city in the region and one of the obliged destinations for those coming to the Andean Patagonia. From this epicenter, there are different types of tours and activities available. Circuito Chico is one of the most traditional tours: it goes around the entire coast of the Nahuel Huapi Lake; it includes the access to Campanario mount, accessible with chair lift, and at which top the best views of the lake and the mountain surrounding the city can be obtained, together with the chance of taking unique panoramic photos. The tour continues to Colonia Suiza, López Mount and Otto Mount, at the top of which it is the mythical revolving coffeehouse. One of the milestones in this tour is the historical Llao Llao Hotel and Puerto Pañuelo, the departing port of lake excursions to Victoria Island, Nahuel Huapi National Park and Arrayanes National Park. Circuito Grande (=Big Circuit), as its name indicates, covers a more extended circuit that includes the Nahuel Huapi National Park and, if weather conditions permit it, it reaches Villa La Angostura and Villa Traful, both in the province of Neuquén.
Bariloche has an excellent accessibility: daily flights from/to Buenos Aires and, in winter season, from Brazil too. There is also land transportation with excellent bus services with all comfort on board. Those willing to travel by car, roads are in good conditions and will all necessary services.

The Museo Patagónico was conceived with clear intentions of growth and expansion. The Fundación Patagónica de Ciencias Naturales’ main objectives are to maintain a dynamic and permanent activity, to expand, to create new sections, to permanently incorporate new samples, to build paleontological recreational facilities, to create regional Paleontological Reserves for the maintenance and research of them and many other activities. It is also very important the agreement in force with the Italian Museums that will have the Operation Base in the Museo Patagónico

They are the largest salt flats in Argentina, second in South America, and third in the world for their size. They spread forming a 430 square kilometer (166 square miles) salt field. Buenos Aires would fit twice in this depression 72 meters (236 feet) below sea level, which promises
an unforgettable dinner under the stars.